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Friday, July 12, 2013

Interview with photographer Camila Verdiyeva

Definitely people. And trees. And so many other things. Everything that attracts me eventually can be seen on my photographs.

Tell us about your experience as photographer. What did it give you?

For me photography is a great way to express myself in a visual form. It keeps me busy which is good. Even when I have a break from taking pictures I never stop learning and analyzing. Besides, I if weren’t into photography, I wouldn’t have met so many nice people.

How you found your first job as photographer/artist?

Funnily enough, I still haven’t found it.

Three adjectives to describe yourself.

Quiet, sincere, devoted.

A film, a book and a song.

Pirosmani by Giorgi Shengelaya, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, White Noise by Gaz Coombes.

There were 34 images and some of my tweets accompanied them to tell my story better. And my friends played beautiful songs at the exhibition opening. It was so weird and cool at the same time that so many people came to see my works.

In Transition we took portraits of people in their residential area to see the connection between a certain person and a certain place and to learn about their past and present.

As for You Are Only Human, this project was really spontaneous. There wasn’t any pressure on us because at first we made all those images just for fun so we did whatever we wanted. In a while we decided to turn this fun into a project which was important for both of us. It helped Artem and me to get to know each other’s photographic vision better because we talked and experimented a lot.

Your main concept.

To prove that you don’t have to smile all the time.

What is your occupation, job, interest besides photography.

I am a translator so I’m interested in languages and cultures. It is a job that allows you to learn something new every day.

Which advice would you give someone who wants to become a (professional) photographer?

Always remember that one person’s opinion is just an opinion and it is not a reason to give up what you love.

Your plans.

I’m going to continue my collaboration with Сильвер’Ы(https://soundcloud.com/silveryband) to make more photos and probably videos for them. I also want to involve myself in a long-term photographic project as it will be another good reason to think about my photos more often.